alexandereci
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Hello again everyone! My Canon iP1200's color cart quit on me again. I've been replacing this cart every 4 months or so, can't really keep it going for longer than 6 months, even with everyday printing, the YELLOW color just quits before all others.
A trip to the mall brought me surprises. I've been out of the "printers loop" for maybe more than a year now (when was my last post?), so I was surprised to know that iP1200's are no longer on sale, but iP1300's are, and they look just like the 1200 and even use the same cart. WTF? Anyway, I saw a iP3300 on sale and the store is offering it on installment, US$14 a month for 6 months or something like that, which is really affordable for me.
So that got me thinking... my iP1200 has been serving me faithfully even through all the crappy color carts, but maybe it's time to retire it.
So, I'm on the market for a new printer. Possibly, this will be the 3300, so I'm looking for positive and negative reviews on this particular printer. I'm especially concerned about it having a fixed print head. With my 1200, if the printhead quits, I'm just looking at a US$24 replacement OEM cart, I KNOW that when a fixed print head quits, it's cheaper to buy a whole new printer. So, any word on this?
Also, how hard is it to refill these carts [PGI-5 BK (Pigment) / CLI-8 Y/M/C (Dye Clr)]? With my 1200 carts, I just drill a hole in the top and refill the cart by injecting ink into the sponge through the hole. Not exactly rocket science, but I have to refill after 80 pages or so to make sure the cart doesn't run dry.
Like I said, I've been out of the loop here for quite, so all the new techniques and trends are lost on me; I ask that posters be gentle
Thanks very much and I look forward to the replies.
A trip to the mall brought me surprises. I've been out of the "printers loop" for maybe more than a year now (when was my last post?), so I was surprised to know that iP1200's are no longer on sale, but iP1300's are, and they look just like the 1200 and even use the same cart. WTF? Anyway, I saw a iP3300 on sale and the store is offering it on installment, US$14 a month for 6 months or something like that, which is really affordable for me.
So that got me thinking... my iP1200 has been serving me faithfully even through all the crappy color carts, but maybe it's time to retire it.
So, I'm on the market for a new printer. Possibly, this will be the 3300, so I'm looking for positive and negative reviews on this particular printer. I'm especially concerned about it having a fixed print head. With my 1200, if the printhead quits, I'm just looking at a US$24 replacement OEM cart, I KNOW that when a fixed print head quits, it's cheaper to buy a whole new printer. So, any word on this?
Also, how hard is it to refill these carts [PGI-5 BK (Pigment) / CLI-8 Y/M/C (Dye Clr)]? With my 1200 carts, I just drill a hole in the top and refill the cart by injecting ink into the sponge through the hole. Not exactly rocket science, but I have to refill after 80 pages or so to make sure the cart doesn't run dry.
Like I said, I've been out of the loop here for quite, so all the new techniques and trends are lost on me; I ask that posters be gentle
Thanks very much and I look forward to the replies.